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mahatmakanejeeves

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Fri Apr 26, 2019, 10:47 AM Apr 2019

Zoe Tillman is live-tweeting the Maria Butina trial

Live court tweeting from good reporters is one of the best parts of Twitter.



Hello on this gray morning from the federal courthouse, where Maria Butina, who pleaded guilty to conspiring to act as an unregistered agent for Russia, will be sentenced. She's asking for time-served and immediate deportation back to Russia. Prosecutors are asking for 18 months


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Zoe Tillman is live-tweeting the Maria Butina trial (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 OP
When is the sentencing? panader0 Apr 2019 #1
Right now. It's been going for a while. Shrike47 Apr 2019 #2
Maria Butina has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for conspiring to act as an agent for RU mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 #3

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,446 posts)
3. Maria Butina has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for conspiring to act as an agent for RU
Fri Apr 26, 2019, 11:32 AM
Apr 2019
NOW: Maria Butina has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for conspiring to act as an agent for the Russian government in the United States (she will get credit for the 9 months she's already served)


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